Brainerd, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 13,178. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,684 (+3.8% change)
Males: 6,057 (46.0%), Females: 7,121 (54.0%)
Crow Wing County
Zip code: 56401
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $26,901
Median house value: $70,800
Population by Race
Races in Brainerd:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (32.9%), Norwegian (16.6%), Irish (10.5%), Swedish (10.1%), English (7.0%), Polish (5.1%).
Elevation: 1210 feet
Land area: 8.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brainerd
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brainerd city
- Never married: 28.5%
- Now married: 44.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 13.5%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +340 (+2.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Brainerd:
- BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (11800 STATE HIGHWAY 18)
- MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (1777 HIGHWAY 18)
- ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER (523 NORTH 3RD STREET)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brainerd:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 5 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 58 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 76 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brainerd:
- EAST GULL LAKE (about 11 miles; EAST GULL LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y2)
- MAL’S/SERPENT LAKE/ (about 21 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M14)
- RAY S MILLER AAF (NG) (about 22 miles; CAMP RIPLEY, MN; Abbreviation: RYM)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Brainerd:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (Full-time enrollment: 2,364; Location: 501 W COLLEGE DR; Public; Website: WWW.CLC.MNSCU.EDU)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Brainerd:
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 92 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 103 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
Schools
Public high school in Brainerd:
- CENTRAL MN REGIONAL DETENTION CNTR (Students: 18; Location: 1777 HWY 18 E.; Grades: 08 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Brainerd:
- BRAINERD SR. (Students: 1,595; Location: 702 S. 5TH ST.; Grades: 05 – 12)
- FRANKLIN JR. (Students: 888; Location: 1001 KINGWOOD; Grades: 08 – 09)
- WASHINGTON MID. (Students: 818; Location: 804 OAK ST.; Grades: 06 – 07)
- RIVERSIDE EL. (Students: 606; Location: 220 NW 3RD ST.; Grades: PK – 05)
- MISSISSIPPI HORIZONS MID. (Students: 569; Location: 400 QUINCE ST.; Grades: 06 – 09)
- GARFIELD EL. (Students: 423; Location: 1120 10TH AVE. N.E.; Grades: PK – 05)
- LOWELL EL. (Students: 379; Location: 704 NE 3RD AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- HARRISON EL. (Students: 272; Location: 1515 OAK ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- LINCOLN EL. (Students: 269; Location: 604 S. 6TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER (Students: 234; Location: 311 10TH AVE. N.E.; Grades: 06 – 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Brainerd:
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISSI SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 817 JUNIPER STREET; Grades: PK – 7)
- BRAINERD SDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location: 2822 EAST OAK ST PO BOX 491; Grades: 1 – 9)